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fiirculis nidificatPlombatis eos faafttis decutiut indiocna?, mc 



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magnitudine otidis,binos parit , in leporina pellc femper in cacuminibus ramdrum 



fufpenfa^Picac cum diligetius uifum ab homine nidum fenfi 



fcrutalio^Hoc 



dis transferediscp duis,miro 



hisauibus,quarudigitinofuntaccomodat!CompIecT: 



traditur modp.Namcp furculo fuper bina oua impofito,ac ferruniinato alui ,. 



dita ceruice medio,a:qua utrinq^ libra deportat alio.Nec uero i]s minor folenia,qu£c 



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nabula in terra faciunt,corporis 



prohibitas fublime petere.Merop 



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fuos reconditos pafcens,paIIido intus colore pennaru, fuperne cyaneo, primori 



fubrutilovNidificat in fpecu fex pedii defofla ahitudine.Perdices fpina 8c frutice fic m 



niunt rcceptacu1ii,ut cotra feras abunde uallen t , Ouis flragulu molli puluere contumu 

 Iant,nec in quo loco peperere ijicubatmeue cui frcquetior c*ouerfatio fit fu{pecfi^a,trasfe* 

 runt alid Jllx quide & maritos fuos faIIut,quonia inteperatia libidinis fran 



neincubandodetineantur.Tuncinterfedimicantmaresdefiderioforminaiaimtufdum 



aiunt Vcnerem pati Jd quidem &• coturniceSjTrogus & gallinaceos aliquandotPerdi^ 

 ces uerda domitis feros dc nouos aut uic^os iniri promifcue. Capiuntur quocp puonad 



fdem Iibidinis,contra aucupis indice exeunte in praelium duce totius orcois,C^^ 



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pto eo procedit alter^ac fubinde finguli.Rurfus circa conceptum fceminx capiu 

 tra aucupum fceminam exeuntes,ut rixando abigat eam , ISlccp in alio animali par op 

 libidinis.Si cotra mares fteterint fcemin^,aura ab his flante prpgnatcs fiunc.Hiantcs 2 



exerta lingua per id tempus seftuant^cocipiuntc]^ fuperuolantiu afflatu, farpc uoce tan 

 audita mafcuIi.Adcoc^ uincitlibido etiafoctus charitate, ut illa furtim Sc in occulto incti 

 bans.cu fenfit fcemina aucupis accedente ad mare^recanat reuocetq^, & ultro pra^beat fe 



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hbidini.Rabic quidc tanta fcrunt.ut in capite aiicupantiij fa^-pc ca^cc mc 



nidum is coeperit accedere,procurrit ad pedes fa:ta,prcgrauc aut delumbe fefc fimulas, 



fubitocp in procurfij, autbrcui aliquo uolatu cadit fracfla aut alaaut pedibus : pfocurrit 



iterum,iamiamprehenfurumcfij.!giens,fpemc]^frufi:rans,donecin diucrfumabd^iv«^« 

 nidis^Eadcm pauorelibcrajacmaterna uacans cura,in fulcorefupina oleba fc tcrrcpcdi 



busapprehenfa opcrit»Pcrdicurn uita ad fexdecim annos durare €xii\i 



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mili rationc morcs rjdcm, fed pudic 

 duItcria.Coniugfj fidem no uioIant,comuncnicp fi 



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domu.Nifi ccelebs aut uidua,nidu no relinquit J3t imperiofbs mares, fub/ndc 



qu6sferut:quippefufpiciocftadu]terfj,quamuisnaturanofit.TuncpIenijqucrcIagut^ 

 tur facui^ roftro i6lus,mox in fatisfacfi:ione exofculatio, 3c circa Vencris prcccs crebris 



pedii orbib.adulatio»Amor utricp fobolis ^qualis^faepe & ex hac caufa cafi:igatio,pigri^ 



us intrate fcemina ad puIIos.Parturieti folatia & miniflcria cx marc.Pulhs prfnio faifio*! 



remterracolledagutturcinorainfpuunt, pra^paratestcmpcftiuitatccibo.Prop 



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&turturiT3CumbibaotcolIanorcfupinare5laroecRbibere5iumcntoriiinodo 



Depalumbibus; 

 luere palubes acl xxx.annij,aIiquos ad xl.hab 



guiiijcodem 8C argumento fene(fl:a?,qui citra perniciem recid 



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bus fimilis atc^ idemjtrino conficitur uerfu , practer^ in claufula gemitu : hyem 

 uere uocalibus.Nigidius putat, ciim oua incubat, fijb tc<51o nominara palumb 

 quere nidos.Pariiitautem pofl: fblftitium^CoIumbae & turtures odo 



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eO.ntra paflerf minimu uitar,cui falacitas par.Mares negant anno diutius durarc,ar 

 gumento quia nulla ueris initio appareat nigritudo in roftrojquc ab ocftatc incipiu 

 Foeminis longiufculum fpatium ^ Verum columbis inett quidam 8c glorisc intellcdus* 

 NolTe credas fuos colores,uarietatemi^ difpofita:quin etia ex uolatu queritur plaudcrc 



in caElo,uarie^ fulcarctQua in oftentatione ut uinft^ praebent accipitri, implicatis ftrc 



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